Source McDonald’s Stock Drops After CDC Identifies E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Quarter Pounders
CDC is conducting a “fast-moving outbreak investigation” with most of the sick people reporting they ate Quarter Pounder hamburgers.
McDonald’s Corp.
Get Free Report shares dropped after Tuesday’s closing bell following a U.S. Centers for Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) report stated an E. coli outbreak was linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers.
McDonald’s pulled ingredients used in Quarter Pounder burgers and certain products containing those ingredients will not be available for sale in some states.
The CDC said investigators are working quickly to determine which ingredient caused the outbreak.
According to Benzinga Pro, McDonald’s shares are down 9.56% at $284.73 at the time of publication Tuesday.
